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The rear-guard shall be commanded by the Upper- Men. 

 merchant Marten Vinck and Captain Claes Jacobsz 

 Syms, and shall consist of 6 companies of soldiers, 

 to wit : 



1 company of matchlock men. 



2 companies of musketeers commanded by Captain 

 Hendrick Hendricksz. 



3 companies of musketeers commanded by Captain 

 Claes Jacobsz Syms. 



6 companies of soldiers of 53 men each ... 318 



So that the whole army shall number ... 1,003 



Whereas in our last resolution we resolved to fortify 

 Negumbo and keep a sufficient garrison there, it is now 

 eonfirmatorily resolved that the said fortress shall be fortified 

 in such a way as can be seen from the plan and drawing 

 made by the Uppermerchant Pieter Vinckboous, to wit : 

 with four earth-points in square filled up, and curtains 

 between the same also filled up, strengthened inside with 

 wooden paggers and on the outside covered with turf, 

 the whole forming a perfect square. 



In the room of the officers, to wit, Captain, 



MS.fol. 151. 



Lieutenant, Ensign, and sergeants, together with 75 soldiers 

 appointed to garrison the fortress of Negumbo, it has been 

 resolved to appoint the persons hereunder following provi- 

 sionally to the offices aforesaid, in order thereby to 

 encourage each of them to the projected expedition against 

 Columbo, to wit : 



In the room of Captain Paulus Doncq to be appointed 

 Lambert Camholt as Captain. 



In the room of Cornelis Snoecq of Eeenen, Lieutenant, to 

 be appointed Jan Claesz of Leeu warden as Lieutenant. 



